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Date:      Thu, 1 Jul 2010 12:28:18 -0700
From:      Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: /boot is full after running "make installkernel" on FreeBSD 8.0
Message-ID:  <20100701192818.GE19474@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
In-Reply-To: <44mxub6msq.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On Jul 01 15:10, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> writes:
>=20
> > I've experienced the same thing on amd64 -- the default partition size
> > for root is too small.  Rather than going to the trouble of correcting
> > it, I just 'rm -r /boot/kernel.old' when it fails and then redo 'make
> > installkernel', and all seems OK.
>=20
> That's a little dangerous, because you're deleting your last known-good
> kernel.  I'd feel better about recommending just removing the
> unnecessary kernel modules (which for a lot of people, is all of them).
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rg"

Could you expand on that?  I'd prefer a less risky option, especially
because I always get this paralyzing fear that I'll accidentally hit
Enter after I've typed 'rm -r /'

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Sterling (Chip) Camden
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